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to slab

to slab

1 6.7
To cover an area with thick flat pieces, often stone or concrete
  • verb
  • /slæb/
translation icon : colocar losas
  • To create a solid base, you should slab the surface evenly before laying the bricks.

Examples

  • And then slab Master, show us how it's done.

  • I'm gonna slab myself in the face.

  • Some idiots would just slab themselves.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • You stab 'em, we slab 'em.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Strrr, attempt not to slab not too distant to the best trash.

    Blog text (15)
  • Yeah I Slab?

  • The workers will slab the foundation with concrete to make it strong and durable.

  • They decided to slab the patio with beautiful stone tiles.

Synonyms

to pave
vsto slab
61 2.8

To cover a road or path with hard material so it is smooth for cars and people

focuses on creating a thick flat piece rather than making surfaces simply usable
to cement
vsto slab
9 2.8

To join things by using a wet substance that hardens

creates a thick flat piece or layer rather than a thin protective coating
to concrete
vsto slab
4.4

To cover a surface with a hard building material to make it stronger

forms a thick flat piece or layer rather than a thin poured surface

How Thick

to pave
61 2.8
to slab
1 6.7
to coat
105 2.8
to spread
664 1.6

Surface Forms

slab infinitive
slabbed past
slabbed past participle
slabbing present participle
slabs third person singular

Etymology

Slab as a verb comes from the same noun slab and means 'to cover or make something with thick, flat pieces'. Imagine laying down big 'slices' of stone or concrete to make a flat path, and you can see why to slab something is to put those flat pieces down.